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Blood Oil. On 18/03/2022, at Least 6 Oil Tankers Transported About 300,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
19 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 18/03/2022, at least 6 oil tankers transported about 300,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 300,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $200 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 30 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil. 17/03/2022 Was a Greek-Russian Day: At Least 12 Oil Tankers Transported About 800,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
18 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 17/03/2022, at least 12 oil tankers transported about 800,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 800,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $560 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 80 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil: On 16/03/2022, at Least 9 Oil Tankers Transported About 400,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
17 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 16/03/2022, at least 9 oil tankers transported about 400,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 400,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $280 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 40 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil: On 15/03/2022, at Least 8 Oil Tankers Transported About 400,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
16 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 15/03/2022: at least 8 oil tankers transported about 400,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 400,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $270 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 40 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Russian invasion of Ukraine: The situation as of March 15, 2022
16 March 2022
On March 15, in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, a residential house was damaged as a result of a munitions hit, killing 4 people. Thirty-five people were evacuated. As a result of the airstrikes in the town of Malyn and the village of Yurivka in Zhytomyr region, one person was killed and two were injured. Two private houses were destroyed and up to a dozen houses were damaged.
Blood Oil: On 14/03/2022, at Least 9 Oil Tankers Transported About 600,000 Tons of Russian Oil Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for Export
16 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 14/03/2022: at least 9 oil tankers transported about 600,000 tons of Russian blood oil through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles for export. Reference: 600,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $400 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 60 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood-Soaked Export. The Database of Oil Tankers Exporting Russian Oil From the Black Sea (Upon Passing Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles). Part 1: March-July 2022
15 March 2022
Blood-Soaked Export. The Database of Oil Tankers Exporting Russian Oil From the Black Sea (Upon Passing Through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles)
Russian invasion of Ukraine: The situation as of March 13, 2022
14 March 2022
Total combat losses of Russian troops from 24.02 to 13.03. were estimated at over 12 thousand people, over 374 tanks, 1,826 armored vehicles and automotive equipment and 160 aircrafts (planes and helicopters). The Russian Federation recruited a large number of mercenary fighters from other countries, such as Syria and Serbia, to replenish its losses.
Blood Oil: The Greek Oil Tanker NISSOS CHRISTIANA Transports 100,000 Tons of Russian Oil to Istanbul
13 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: On 13 March 2022, the Greek oil tanker NISSOS CHRISTIANA was detected in the Black Sea, going from the port of Novorossiysk (RU) to the port of ISTANBUL (TR) with a cargo of about 100,000 tons of Russian oil. ETA: 2022-03-14 11:00 LT (UTC +3). Reference: 100,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $68 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 10 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Russian invasion of Ukraine: The situation as of March 12, 2022
13 March 2022
Total combat losses of the Russian troops from 24.02 to 12.03 were estimated at over 12,000 men, over 362 tanks, 1,790 armored vehicles and automotive equipment, and 141 aircraft (planes and helicopters). The threat of participation of the Belarusian army in the war against Ukraine persisted, and five battalion-tactical groups were sent to the border with Ukraine. The main objective of Russian troops continued to be the destruction of civilian infrastructure and inflicting maximum damage on the civilian population.
Blood Oil: The U.S. Oil Tanker MEDITERRANEAN VOYAGER Transports 100,000 Tons of Russian Oil to Rotterdam
13 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: On 13 March 2022, the U.S. oil tanker MEDITERRANEAN VOYAGER was detected in the Black Sea, going from the port of Novorossiysk (Russia) to the port of ROTTERDAM (NL) with a cargo of about 100,000 tons of Russian oil. Reference: 100,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $68 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 10 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Blood Oil: The Finnish Oil Tanker SWORD Transports 100,000 Tons of Russian Oil to France
12 March 2022
The Monitoring Group of BlackSeaNews and the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies reports: on 12 March 2022, the Finnish oil tanker SWORD was detected in the Black Sea, going from the port of Novorossiysk (Russia) to the port of Fos-Sur-Mer (France) with a cargo of about 100,000 tons of Russian oil. Reference: 100,000 tons of Russian URALS oil costs about $68 million, which is equivalent to the cost of about 10 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles.
Russian invasion of Ukraine: The situation as of March 9, 2022
10 March 2022
Total combat losses of Russian troops from 24.02 to 09.03 were estimated at over 12,000 men, more than 317 tanks, 1,552 pieces of armored and automotive equipment and 130 aircraft (planes and helicopters). The aggressor continued to focus its main efforts on encircling the city of Kyiv and capturing the cities of Sumy, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Mykolaiv. The Republic of Belarus supported the Russian Federation in supplying fuel and lubricants, using railway infrastructure and the airfield network.
Russian invasion of Ukraine: The situation as of 8:00, March 8, 2022
09 March 2022
Total combat losses of the Russian troops from 24.02 to 08.03 were estimated at over 12,000 men, over 303 tanks, 1,510 armored vehicles and vehicles and 128 aircraft (planes and helicopters). The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repelled enemy missile and air attacks and provided air cover for critical facilities in Ukraine and troop groups. The Kyiv defense forces continued to defend the capital along the outer defense line and in additionally defined directions.
The Presence of Russian Warships in the Mediterranean Sea as of 9 March 2022
09 March 2022
The formation of a huge "Mediterranean Squadron" of the Russian Navy in February 2022, using the Northern, Baltic, and Pacific Fleets’ ships allowed the Russian Black Sea Fleet to return a large number of ships to the Black Sea a few days (weeks) before Russia’s attack on Ukraine. In addition, Russia redeployed 7 amphibious assault ships from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, including 6 major amphibious assault ships of the Northern and Baltic Fleets. However, the fact that Russia has failed to redeploy additional powerful missile surface combatants to the Black Sea has called into question the effectiveness of a possible amphibious operation on the Ukrainian Black Sea coast.